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The assets of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in the first half (1H) of 2017 increased by UAH 32.74 billion (US$1.3 billion), or 3.5%, to UAH 973.32 billion ($37.6 billion), according to the regulator's website.
The growth in assets was due to a 16% rise in Ukraine's international reserves, to $17.9 billion (in equivalent). In particular, the holdings in SDRs (special drawing rights) totaled UAH 82.45 billion ($3.2 billion) as of July 1, while monetary gold was estimated at UAH 25.38 billion ($980 million), the report said.
The number of securities increased from UAH 275.3 billion ($10.6 billion) to UAH 333.6 billion ($12.9 billion). At the same time, the liabilities of the National Bank over the period under review increased by UAH 11.47 billion ($443 million) to UAH 804.43 billion ($31 billion). The central bank's capital base was estimated at UAH 168.89 billion ($6.5 billion) as of July 1, 2017.
Read alsoUkraine's state budget sees $1.1 bln surplus in 1H 2017As UNIAN reported earlier, the NBU' assets amounted to UAH 940.548 billion ($36.3 billion) as of January 1, 2017, which was 10.8% up against UAH 849.199 billion ($32.8 billion) as of January 1, 2016.